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Devon’s Best Churchyard Competition 2023 – Results!

Many Congratulations to St Michael’s, Alphington – this year’s Best Churchyard in Devon. A churchyard in the suburbs of Exeter has won the accolade of…

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Devon’s Best Young Landscape Artist Competition 2023 – Results

A teenager from Chudleigh, who depicted the charming view from his window by using an unusual technique of applying burn marks to wood, is the…

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Annual General Meeting – Thursday 12th October 2023

We are looking forward to our AGM, which all members are invited to, which this year will be held at RHS Rosemoor, Great Torrington, at…

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Housing – 24 July 2023

Our response to Tory pledge not to concrete over the countryside for new housing. We have campaigned for many years for the right type and…

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Devon’s Best Young Landscape Artist Competition 2023 – June

The search begins for Devon’s Best Young Landscape Artist 2023. We are on the lookout for budding young artists who can capture the beauty and…

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Devon’s Solar Spread – June 2023

As yet another industrial scale solar farm is permitted in Devon – this time at Whimple, East Devon, we have put together a map showing…

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Devon’s Best Churchyard Competition 2023 – May

Thank you to everybody who entered their churchyard or burial ground into this year’s competition. The judges have been busy getting out and about visiting…

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Derril Water Solar Farm, Pyworthy – April 2023

It has been announced that the developer, RES, has sold the development to Ripple Energy who will sell shares in the scheme and that this…

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Devon Solar Farm Map – March 2023

As applications for massive new solar farms on prime agricultural land continue to come thick and fast, we have released a map showing the alarming…

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